Weird Cases: putting “ant-f**ker” into context

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In England, we tend to use the word “jobsworth” to describe someone who sticks
obsessively to the rules. The Dutch prefer the word “mierenneuker” – which
translates directly as “ant-f**ker”.

In the Netherlands, the High Court recently heard the appeal of a homeless man
who was convicted of a criminal offence for calling a police officer a
mierenneuker. The officer had just thrown away the homeless man’s can of
beer.

The homeless man, identified in the law report as Sietze J, was found guilty
by a lower court of insulting the police officer. The case went to the High
Court on